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किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा। अनित्यमसुखं लोकमिमं प्राप्य भजस्व माम्।।9.33।।

kiṁ punar brāhmaṇāḥ puṇyā bhaktā rājarṣhayas tathā anityam asukhaṁ lokam imaṁ prāpya bhajasva mām

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 9, Verse 33
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
How much more easily, then, do Brahmins and devoted royal saints attain the goal? Having come to this impermanent and unhappy world, do thou worship Me.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: how much more, then, virtuous priests and devoted royal sages, having entered this impermanent, joyless world, worship Krishna, the argument extends by comparison, if the previous group succeeds, those starting with more advantage certainly can too.

In life: if people starting with real disadvantages can still succeed at something meaningful, that's usually a strong argument that you, likely starting with more resources, aren't actually as limited as you've assumed.

Teaching: when doubting your own capability at something, look for someone who succeeded at it from a harder starting position than yours, and let that update your assumption about your own limits.

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punaḥthen
brāhmaṇāḥsages
puṇyāḥmeritorius
bhaktāḥdevotees
rāja-ṛiṣhayaḥsaintly kings
tathāand
anityamtransient
asukhamjoyless
lokamworld
imamthis
prāpyahaving achieved
bhajasvaengage in devotion
māmunto me

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
9.33 किम् पुनः how much more? ब्राह्मणाः Brahmins? पुण्याः holy? भक्ताः devoted? राजर्षयः royal saints? तथा also? अनित्यम् impermanent? असुखम् unhappy? लोकम् world? इमम् this? प्राप्य having obtained? भजस्व worship? माम् Me.Commentary Rajarshis are kings who have become saints while discharging the duties of the kingdom.It is very difficult to get a human birth which is the means of attaining the goal of life. Being born in this human body you should lead a life of devotion to the Lord. In the human body alone will you have the power to reflect (VicharaSakti)? discrimination and dispassion. Even the gods envy the human birth.This body is impermanent. It perishes soon. It brings pain of various sorts. So give up the efforts for securing happiness and comfort for this body. If you do not aim at Selfrealisation even after attaining a human birth? you live in vain you are wasting your life and you are a slayer of the Self. You will again and again be caught in the wheel of birth and death.